CVE-2014-0476
Severity CVSS v4.0:
Pending analysis
Type:
CWE-20
Input Validation
Publication date:
25/10/2014
Last modified:
12/04/2025
Description
The slapper function in chkrootkit before 0.50 does not properly quote file paths, which allows local users to execute arbitrary code via a Trojan horse executable. NOTE: this is only a vulnerability when /tmp is not mounted with the noexec option.
Impact
Base Score 2.0
3.70
Severity 2.0
LOW
Vulnerable products and versions
CPE | From | Up to |
---|---|---|
cpe:2.3:a:chkrootkit:chkrootkit:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 0.49 (including) | |
cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:10.04:*:lts:*:*:*:*:* | ||
cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:12.04:*:lts:*:*:*:*:* | ||
cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:13.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:14.04:*:*:*:lts:*:*:* |
To consult the complete list of CPE names with products and versions, see this page
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools
- http://osvdb.org/show/osvdb/107710
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/134484/Chkrootkit-Local-Privilege-Escalation.html
- http://www.chkrootkit.org/
- http://www.debian.org/security/2014/dsa-2945
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/06/04/9
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2230-1
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201709-05
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/38775/
- http://osvdb.org/show/osvdb/107710
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/134484/Chkrootkit-Local-Privilege-Escalation.html
- http://www.chkrootkit.org/
- http://www.debian.org/security/2014/dsa-2945
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/06/04/9
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2230-1
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201709-05
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/38775/